“I’m really blown away by how many people are stopped by this picture,” Eyles says. For this photo he ditched the work camera in favour of his iPhone. An olive python suns itself on the clothesline under the supervision of licensed snake remover and enthusiast Tristan Hamilton while his daughter Aaliah, 2, plays in the background.

RFS superintendent George Alexander on his last day on the job. Eyles had put his work gear away and was snapping with a smaller, quieter camera. “This was after we had done the photoshoot and we were just chatting,” he says. “It ticks all the boxes because you can see the map, logo, artwork of firefighters and George Alexander himself.”

Jordan Steffans competes in the Highland Games at Beechworth. Eyles says he has never shot anything like it before. “It was a challenge to work out where to stand to get the best photo and ensure a log doesn’t land on your head,” he says.

"This picture started out like a bit of an urban legend,” Eyles says. A pig was on the loose in West Wodonga for about a week but only a couple of people had seen it. “It was just one of those moments you realise you’re in a really privileged position to be able to chase a pig while waving a camera,” he says.

“This was when Wangaratta Council was on death row,” Eyles says. Julian Fidge sits at the end of the table as a lone voter. Eyles says the sun coming through the curtains seemed prophetic of things to come.

“The faces on them both really aren’t hiding anything,” Eyles says. The photo is of Peter Charlesworth, an attendee at a dog training workshop. Eyles says it was a matter of observing what action would unfold and ensuring he was standing in the best light waiting for the right moment.